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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Name to signify the beginning of an end. 3- My name and the work we do. So, I kept it simple: my name and the work we do: Brill Media.

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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. Friday - May 27, 2005 at 09:21 AM in. They told us that the name on the business cards was a code name, and that the logo was deliberately misleading. They were at a tradeshow for speech recognition technology and IP-based call centers. * The Customer Service Survey. Categories.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation.

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One More Time: No NDAs

dashes.com

There are folks who dont like me, or who are annoyed by me, but if Id broken somebodys trust in regard to their work, I guarantee itd be just about the first thing youd find when you Google my name. However, there is the concept of "mutual" NDA, which should give your IP equal protection if you share any of yours. Ideas are cheap.

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The Making of Lytro

K9 Ventures

This is how I remember it: It’s September 2005, and I was sitting in my office at Stanford in Gates 382. ” Ren and I started brainstorming about the potential for commercializing his technology in 2005. Almost every VC firm came back with how they either don’t do hardware, or they don’t do IP licensing plays.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. When I saw what BuddyTV is working on and how long they’ve been the market (since 2005) I realized that this has huge potential to help disrupt the television market. No Dave S. = Seattle has its patrons.

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